Objective: secure lower leg at the trot, improve two-point position,
relax in saddle
- Brush/tack up horse English
- Start, stop, back, and halt again at each letter around the arena
- Walk over poles
- Weave through cones set in a straight line
- Stop in center of arena
- Stretches - rotate ankles, turn head side to side and up and down, windmill arms, touch toes,
twist torso, pull legs up to stretch
- Walk on rail in two-point position
- Maintain two-point position all the way around arena
- Two-point position over poles
- Two-point position while steering horse through cones
- Two-point at a halt in center of arena - work on maintaining a "long" leg by stretching the
thighs down and deepening the heel, balancing over feet instead of just "perching" in the saddle
- Posting trot on the lunge without using reins - hold arms out to sides and look ahead
- Sitting trot on the lunge line - hands on hips, sitting down and deep in the saddle, weight
down in heels to remain balanced. Work on moving hips with the horse and keeping upper body still
- Walk/trot transitions without using reins, only seat, on lunge line
- Stand/sit at the walk around the arena, off the lunge line
- Practice posting trot around arena several times
- Sitting trot around arena, half the arena
- Walk horse out
- Dismount/untack/put horse away
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